In its inaugural year, the MSTop50 Award recognized the top 50 most influential Mississippians in the areas of elective/appointed government service (previously announced), lobbying and government relations and business, media and culture. Additionally, there will be two Hall of Fame honorees announced next week in advance of the November 9th celebration in Jackson.

The 2016 MSTop50 awardees in the Lobbying/Government Relations category are (in alphabetical order):